Motor vehicle



Nov. 1, 1927. 1,647,838

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Application niea September This invention relates to motor vehicles and more particularly to the. bumpers in common use on such vehicles for protection against collision. 7

Such bumpers are usually'supported on brackets attached to the frameof the vehi-v cleat the front and rear ends thereof, the bumpers extending transversely of. the vehicle. Ithas been found that considerable damage has been done to the "bodies' of vehicles equipped with suchbum ers, by stones and other such objects in t e road, which are thrown by the vehicle wheels against the bumpers from which they are deflected and strike the body. This mars the paint and dentsthe body panels, taking place with particular frequency at the rear of the vehicle.

One of the objects of thisinvention is to provide means to prevent stones thrown by the rear wheels of a motor vehicle from being deflected by the bumper into the rear panels of the vehicle body.

Another object of-the invention is to pro-- vide a shield or deflector on the rear bumper of the motor vehicle, whieh shall protect the body of the vehicle from objects thrown from the road by the vehicle wheels.

Another object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the character designated, which shall be simple, strong, free from rattles, and' easily manufactured and installed. A

Other objects of the inv,ent1onw1ll appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, which form' a part of this specification, and in whlch: Fig. 1 is a plan view partially broken away of the rear ortion of a motor vehicle, show ing the app icationofthe invention thereto;

Fig. 2 1s a detailed sectional view substantially on the line 21-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view partially in elevation and partially in section on the-line 3-3 of Fig. 2 an Fig. 4 is aside elevation of the rear por-" tion of a motor vehicle, drawn to' a smaller scale, and showing the relative osition of the vehicle andits frame,. i enders, its bumpers and the body.

Referringto the drawings, at 10 is shownp 32,]secured to the the rear portion ofa motor vehicle having a frame including side members llland cross members 12 mounted in the usual manner upon wheels 13 and adapted to support a 9, 1925. Serial ir -5534a.v body 14. The frame is adapted to carry at its rear end a fuel tank 15 'anda spare wheelandtire 16 in the customary manner, and. the rear ends of the frame members 11 are arranged to'support abumper 17 to protect the vehicle against damage by collision.

The bumper 17 may be of any suitable construction, but as shown, it :cohsistsf of spaced parallel impact members 18 and 19 arranged one above the other and formed at their ends I with eyes 21 and 22 respectively, through wh1chbolts23. are passed. The bQltS 23 also pass through spacing members or sleeves 24 arranged between the eyes. 7

I The bars 18 and 19 may also be connected intermediate their ends by suitable clamps, if desired. The bars are preferably secured to the vehicle frame by a spring 25 having looped portions 26,-which are secured to sultable supporting lugs 27, on the side members 11. The spring member maybe secured tothe impact bars in any convenient manner as by clamps 28.

The ends of the bars 18 and 19 project transversely of the vehicle into and beyond the vertical plane of the wheels 13 to more adequately protect the fenders or mud guards from injury. These projecting ends are fre uently struck by small stones andother' 0 jects, which are thrown upwardly and rearwardlyt by the vehicle wheels 13,

and which are deflected from the bumper 17 and strike the rear panels of thebody 14 and injure the finish thereof. To prevent I this,;a shield or deflector 29 is secured to the outer end of the bumper 17 at each end thereof, which deflectors are arran ed in the horizontal plane of the bum er elow the level of the vehicle body and in the vertical plane of the wheels 13, so that any stones or other objects thrown upwardly by the wheels wlllstrike the deflectors, which will prevent tJheim from glancing against the vehicle outline in plan, which may conveniently conform to the curve of the outer end of the bumper bars, and which may be slightly crowned, if desired, as clearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The deflector plate 31 is also rovided with a depending peripheral flange ars 18 and 19 at one or more points on its perimeter in any convenient manner, as by bolts 33 and clamp plates 34;, The flange 32 is preferably cut away Each of theideflectors 29 preferably con-. sists of a stamped plate 31. having a curved adjacent the spacer member and the edge of the'pl ate 31 is secured between this member 24 and the e e 210i the bumper bar 18. This portion the deflector is rovided with a suitable hole 35 through w ich the bolt 23 passes so that it is rigidly secured to the bumper bars, and is consequently free from vibration and rattles.

Theoperation of this device will be apparent from the'above descri tion. -The simplicity and strength of this device will be apparent as will also the inexpensiveness of its manufacture-and the ease of its application. I I

It will be understood that various forms of the invention other'than those described above maybe used without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with. a motor vehicle having vwheels and a frame, of a bumper having impact barssecured to the frame transversely ofthe vehicle at one end there 3. The combination with a motor vehicle having wheels, a frame and a body on said frame, of a bumper having impact members .secured to the frame at, one end thereof, and deflectors secured to said members below the plane of the body and disposed horizontally in the vertical plane of the wheels.

4. The combination with a motor vehicle having wheels, a frame and a.body on said frame, of a bumper having spaced impact members secured to the frame and joined at each end by a bolt, and a deflector clamped to said members by said boltand arranged "in the vertical plane of the wheels.

5. The combination with a motor vehicle havingjwhecls and a frame, of a bumper having impac't members secured" to' the frame, a deflector having a substantially horizontal portion and a depending flange thereon, means including afbolt to secure said deflector between said members and in k the vertical plane of the wheels, and means clamping said flange to said members.

6 The combination with a motor vehicle having wheels, 8. frame, and a body, of

) means supported from said frame, said means horizontally disposed in the vertical planes of the wheels and back of the wheels vto prevent injury to said body by stones thrown from said wheels.

In testimony-whereof I aflix my signature.

ALFRED ,MOORHOUSE. 

